[citation needed] Most of the island was bought as a farm in the 1920s by Digby de Burgh, an Irishman from County Limerick, who used it to raise sheep, goats and cattle.

James Bay (also named for Captain Prevost) is a part of Gulf Islands National Park Reserve (GINPR).

Boaters will find good anchorage at Selby Cove, and paddlers can land at James Bay beach.

The Portlock Point Lighthouse, on the eastern extremity of the island, was built in 1895.

[3] Portlock Point is now a part of Gulf Islands National Park Reserve.